Telegram-herald., 1887-10-14

kAssAs CIf. No. Oct l3.--cissslaod
ssztnsr' prevails axaia today. TnsEs vsfs
1000 ps0pia hers yesterday. sa3 ths best
sslinstss ootaiaaals pat the nnmosr here
today fully 10 80. Ihs Exposition hsd
ealtsd "a great IA nber bat ths sdvsat Of
tie President las hardly lsit Standing roo1
IA tie town You must excuse sppesr-
aces. said LADY 10 Mrs. Cleveland. We
have oniy iost moved IN snd have not gos
settled yet.
shortly after O'Clock this morning
. COMMITTEES called upon the Prssident
and Asdsms Cleveland. and after
paying their respects escorted the dis
tnxuishsi visitors aad travelling co1apaB-
lons 10 carriages IN waiting Tor 0ris-
through tue pFincipsi streets Of TIE city.
The ride was vel managed and thorough
~ snlOysbls affair, Only carriages enough
70 carry the visitors and escort committee
Of sisssa gentleman we're provided They
~ers prseesisd and followed BY small but
saricisnt troops OF cavalry. The marshal
Of the procession. Col. Milton Moore, az
companisd BY about twenty deputies,
headed the line. The party set out from
| the hotel amid the cneers OF the multitude
and mads their way rapidly through the
western portion OF the town, without stop
pins until Il reached the highest eminence
Ia the city. From this point the bluff fell
away pfecepitously 20 the lower town.
three numbered feet below. Immediately
| beneath stretched ave or six squire miles Of
railroad yards. aud as the Presidents car
| risgs made It's appearance On top OF q hill
every locomotive Of all the tfteen RAILROADS
censsrsns here opened It's throat and
screamed
The Presidents attention was called to
| the great area lying beyond and below the
| railroad yards. covered by mammoth pack
| inx houses, and establishments for the sale
OF agricultural implements.
A brief pause was made at the exposition
building out the Presi icnE did not alight.
From this point the patty proceeded TO The
site OF the projected new Y. 81. C. A. build.
ing At the northwest corner OF Ninth aud
/ Locust sts., OF which the President laid the
corner stone. THIS ceremony Was preceded
| by singing Of hymns. a brief address. and .
prayer by Bishop Hendrix. When the
| brief proceedings we're ended. the President
and party went 10 the hotel, where an hour
was gwen 10 lunch.
| It was nearly two O'Clock when the Pres
| idential party entered carriages and started
| from the Coates House for the public build
| ing The entire route traversed by the
| guests Of the city was literally packed with
| human beings. and much enthusiasm was
manifested. There was. however. mono OF
| the usual crowding and crushing which has
been experienced 80 often by member: of
the party. The police regulations wec, as
| complete as IL was possible 20 MAKE tnein
| In the circumstances, aud the vast throngs
| OF people seemed to appreciate keenly
| that they we're doing honor to their Presi-
| dent and the tirst lady OF the land. When
| the President, Mrs Cleveland and their
| companions, q large committee composed
/ of prominent citizens and their wives,
reached the stand erected at the Custom
| House, probably 50 600 persons stood within
seeing distance Of them. President Cleve-
| land was roundy applauded as soon as he
| made bis appearance on the platform. No
| time was lost in beginning the
| ceremony. At this point President T..
| II. Allen, of the Kansas City Board Of Trade,
| introduced the President in q few appro-
| pirate remarks. Mayor karnp then eor.
| daily took the Executive by the hand and
| welcomed him 10 Kansas City in well
chosen voris. At the conclusion Of the
Mayors remarks the President advanced 70
the front of the platform. Owing TO the
| continued applause it was several minutes
before be could proceed When quiet had
/ at last been restored he politely acknowl-
| edged the Mayors greeting, and turning TO
| the msss of humanity in front OF him,
| spoke OF the wonderful erowtn OF Kansas
| City, and also returned thanks for his well
come within lis borders.
When the Presidents speech was con-
cluded and round after round of applause
had subsidized, arrangements for the public
| reception To be given At the Public Building
| were perfected. President and Mrs. Cleve-
| land then took their places 10 receive TIE
| multitude The people passed by them
| "a rapidly n possible, nearly every one
having something pleasant to say. Mrs
| Cleveland looked very handsome clothed
In an esoorstely trimmed brown satin
| dress. The President wore a broadcloth
| Prince Albert Many Of the remarks made
by people - they passed by the receiving
couple
After the reception. President and Mrs
Cleveland attended q banquet given in theil
honor. Soon after 10 O'Clock this evening
the presidential party left the city for Mem
phis.
While last nights procession was cross
ing Ninth-st. on Broadway the crowd Wa
80 dense IS 10 be almost impsssable. A.
the Presidential carriage iolted over ths
railroad track the light Of the cable car wa,
sighted coming down the incline on Ninth.
st. Somebody gave the warning cry snc
not q minute after the carriage was safe
! across The track and in another instant Tia.
| grip car Of she cable train dashed down tn,
narrow paAhvsy and plunged into th.
dense crowd of several hundred people tha
had cloeed Ia behind the Presidential car
riag.. The President and Mrs Cleveland
we're not more than fifty yards away whe-
the accident occurred The screams Of IN,
injured and the infuristed yeils of the by
stsnders rent the air and attracted the Pres
ident's attention. He raised himself on on
arm snd looked back quite disturbed. Mrs
| Cleveland questioned the President con
corning the difficulty. and was evidenti'
deeply sxitsted, a. shown by the psinfu
! look on her face During the remainder o
the drive neither the President or Mrs
Cleveland took auch interest in the dem
onstrsti0n in their honor.
A young man living on Grand ave
~as the worst victim of the accident. Bot
his lsgs we're lsceraied in q fFightfol man
ner. and the right eg badly fractured belo-
the knee. The flesh vas torn from tn
cslf Of TIE right leg. and Il Is question
whether The leg csn be saved. Three oth
srs rsceived terrible injuries. The victim
were al taken care Of a. once.
Il a BIG SENSATION